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TESTlBANKlQUESTIONS
MultiplelChoice
1. Whatlislonelreasonlthatlamphibianslarelespeciallylgoodlbiologicallindicatorsloflenv
ironmentallconditions?
a. Theyllivelinlbothlterrestriallandlaquaticlenvironments.
b. Itlisldifficultlforlpollutantsltolpasslthroughltheirlskin.
c. Theylareldeclininglinlnumber.
d. Theylcanltoleratelhighllevelsloflpollution.
Answer:la
TextbooklReference:lDeformitylandlDeclinelinlAmphibianlPopulations:lAlCaselStudy
LearninglObjective:lNotlaligned
Bloom’slLevel:l2.lUnderstanding
2. ThelecologicallstudylofltheleffectloflRibeiroialandlpesticideslonlfroglpopulationslsug
gestslthatlalllofltheselstatementslaboutlthelstudyloflecologylareltruelexceptlthat
a. itldescribeslhowlorganismslaffectlthelenvironment.
b. itldescribeslhowlthelenvironmentlaffectslorganisms.
c. itlstudieslhowlbioticlandlabioticlfactorslaffectleachlother.
d. humanslarelnotlpartloflitslsubjectlmatter.
Answer:ld
TextbooklReference:l1.1lEventslinlthelnaturallworldlarelinterconnected.
LearninglObjective:l 1.1.1lExplainlhowlinteractionslbetweenlorganismslandltheirlenvironme
ntlcanlaffectlotherlorganismslandlpotentiallylleadltolunexpectedlconsequences.lBloom’slLevel
:l3.lApplying
3. WestlNilelviruslcanlbelconsideredlanlexampleloflanlunintendedlconsequenceloflecol
ogicallinteractionslbecauselit
a. originatedlinlAfrica.
b. isltransmittedlbylmosquitoes.
c. emergedldueltolhumanlimpactslonlthelenvironment.
d. islincreasinglrapidlyldueltolalriselinltrematodelpopulations.
Answer:lc
TextbooklReference:l1.1lEventslinlthelnaturallworldlarelinterconnected.
LearninglObjective:l1.1.1lExplainlhowlinteractionslbetweenlorganismslandltheirlenvironme
ntlcanlaffectlotherlorganismslandlpotentiallylleadltolunexpectedlconsequences.lBloom’slLevel
:l3.lApplying
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4. Inl1878,lseallhunterslintroducedlrabbitsltolMacquarielIsland,lbetweenlAustralialandlAnt
arctica.lThelrabbitlpopulationlsoaredlandlthelMyxomalviruslwaslthenlintroducedltolkilllofflr
abbits.lItlworked,lbutlthelislands’lcats,lwhichlhadldependedlonlthelrabbitslforlfood,lbeganlea
tinglseabirdslinstead.lTolsavelthelseabirds,lscientistslstartedlalprogramltolkilllofflthelcats.lTw
enty-
fourlyearsllater,linl2009,lthelrabbitlpopulationlhadlexplodedlagain,landlrabbitslwerelravagin
glnativelplantlspecieslandldevastatinglthelisland’slecosystem.lThislstorylappearsltolbelanlex
amplelof
a. sound,lresponsiblelecologicallmanagement.
b. unintendedlecologicallconsequences.
c. predictablelbutlunavoidablelconsequences.
d. alseriesloflcatastropheslresultinglfromlrandomlchance.
Answer:ld
TextbooklReference:l1.1lEventslinlthelnaturallworldlarelinterconnected.
LearninglObjective:l1.1.1lExplainlhowlinteractionslbetweenlorganismslandltheirlenvironme
ntlcanlaffectlotherlorganismslandlpotentiallylleadltolunexpectedlconsequences.lBloom’slLevel
:l4.lAnalyzing
5. WhatlevidencelledlRuthlandlSessionsltolconcludelthatlparasiteslcouldlbelthelcauseloflsom
elofltheldeformitieslinlthelfrogslfoundlinlthelpondsloflNorthernlCalifornia?
a. Nonelofltheldeformedlfrogslfoundlinlthelpondslwerelinfectedlwithlthelparasites.
b. Theyldirectlylobservedlthelparasiteslcausingltheldeformities.
c. Glasslbeadslplacedlnearlthellocationlofllimbldevelopmentlinltadpoleslmimickedltheleffe
ctloflparasiteslandlcausedldeformities.
d. Deformitieslinlthelfrogsloccurredlinlnaturelbutlnotlinlthellaboratory.
Answer:lc
TextbooklReference:l1.1lEventslinlthelnaturallworldlarelinterconnected.
LearninglObjective:lNotlaligned
Bloom’slLevel:l2.lUnderstanding
6. Inladditionltolthelfrogslthemselves,lwhichlorganismslactlaslhostslforlthelflatwormlthatlhasl
beenllinkedltoldeformitieslinlfrogs?
a. Birdslandlsnails
b. Snailslandlturtles
c. Turtleslandlbirds
d. Snailslandlclams
Answer:la
TextbooklReference:l1.1lEventslinlthelnaturallworldlarelinterconnected.
LearninglObjective:lNotlaligned
Bloom’slLevel:l1.lRemembering
7. Referltolthelfigure.
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ThelfigurelislbasedlonlJohnson’slexperimentlonltheleffectslofltrematodelparasiteslonltadpoles.l
Whichlstatementlbestldescribeslthelcontrollgrouplinlthelexperiment?
a. Tadpoleslwerelgrownlinlthelabsencelofltrematodelparasites.
b. Tadpoleslwerelallowedltolgrowlinlnetslinltheirlnaturallenvironment.
c. Tadpoleslwerelgrownlinlthelpresenceloflonlyloneltrematodelparasite.
d. Tadpoleslwerelgrownlinlaltanklinlwhichlthelconcentrationlofltrematodelparasiteslwaslsimi
larltolthelparasitelconcentrationloflpondslinlwhichldeformedlfrogslwerelfound.lAnswer:la
TextbooklReference:l1.1lEventslinlthelnaturallworldlarelinterconnected.
LearninglObjective:lNotlaligned
Bloom’slLevel:l2.lUnderstanding
8. Referltolthelfigure.
ThelfigurelislbasedlonlJohnson’slexperimentlonltheleffectslofltrematodelparasiteslonltadpoles.l
Whichlclaimlislsupportedlbylthelfigure?
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Chapter 1: The Web of Life
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TESTlBANKlQUESTIONS
MultiplelChoice
1. Whatlislonelreasonlthatlamphibianslarelespeciallylgoodlbiologicallindicatorsloflenv
ironmentallconditions?
a. Theyllivelinlbothlterrestriallandlaquaticlenvironments.
b. Itlisldifficultlforlpollutantsltolpasslthroughltheirlskin.
c. Theylareldeclininglinlnumber.
d. Theylcanltoleratelhighllevelsloflpollution.
Answer:la
TextbooklReference:lDeformitylandlDeclinelinlAmphibianlPopulations:lAlCaselStudy
LearninglObjective:lNotlaligned
Bloom’slLevel:l2.lUnderstanding
2. ThelecologicallstudylofltheleffectloflRibeiroialandlpesticideslonlfroglpopulationslsug
gestslthatlalllofltheselstatementslaboutlthelstudyloflecologylareltruelexceptlthat
a. itldescribeslhowlorganismslaffectlthelenvironment.
b. itldescribeslhowlthelenvironmentlaffectslorganisms.
c. itlstudieslhowlbioticlandlabioticlfactorslaffectleachlother.
d. humanslarelnotlpartloflitslsubjectlmatter.
Answer:ld
TextbooklReference:l1.1lEventslinlthelnaturallworldlarelinterconnected.
LearninglObjective:l 1.1.1lExplainlhowlinteractionslbetweenlorganismslandltheirlenvironme
ntlcanlaffectlotherlorganismslandlpotentiallylleadltolunexpectedlconsequences.lBloom’slLevel
:l3.lApplying
3. WestlNilelviruslcanlbelconsideredlanlexampleloflanlunintendedlconsequenceloflecol
ogicallinteractionslbecauselit
a. originatedlinlAfrica.
b. isltransmittedlbylmosquitoes.
c. emergedldueltolhumanlimpactslonlthelenvironment.
d. islincreasinglrapidlyldueltolalriselinltrematodelpopulations.
Answer:lc
TextbooklReference:l1.1lEventslinlthelnaturallworldlarelinterconnected.
LearninglObjective:l1.1.1lExplainlhowlinteractionslbetweenlorganismslandltheirlenvironme
ntlcanlaffectlotherlorganismslandlpotentiallylleadltolunexpectedlconsequences.lBloom’slLevel
:l3.lApplying
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4. Inl1878,lseallhunterslintroducedlrabbitsltolMacquarielIsland,lbetweenlAustralialandlAnt
arctica.lThelrabbitlpopulationlsoaredlandlthelMyxomalviruslwaslthenlintroducedltolkilllofflr
abbits.lItlworked,lbutlthelislands’lcats,lwhichlhadldependedlonlthelrabbitslforlfood,lbeganlea
tinglseabirdslinstead.lTolsavelthelseabirds,lscientistslstartedlalprogramltolkilllofflthelcats.lTw
enty-
fourlyearsllater,linl2009,lthelrabbitlpopulationlhadlexplodedlagain,landlrabbitslwerelravagin
glnativelplantlspecieslandldevastatinglthelisland’slecosystem.lThislstorylappearsltolbelanlex
amplelof
a. sound,lresponsiblelecologicallmanagement.
b. unintendedlecologicallconsequences.
c. predictablelbutlunavoidablelconsequences.
d. alseriesloflcatastropheslresultinglfromlrandomlchance.
Answer:ld
TextbooklReference:l1.1lEventslinlthelnaturallworldlarelinterconnected.
LearninglObjective:l1.1.1lExplainlhowlinteractionslbetweenlorganismslandltheirlenvironme
ntlcanlaffectlotherlorganismslandlpotentiallylleadltolunexpectedlconsequences.lBloom’slLevel
:l4.lAnalyzing
5. WhatlevidencelledlRuthlandlSessionsltolconcludelthatlparasiteslcouldlbelthelcauseloflsom
elofltheldeformitieslinlthelfrogslfoundlinlthelpondsloflNorthernlCalifornia?
a. Nonelofltheldeformedlfrogslfoundlinlthelpondslwerelinfectedlwithlthelparasites.
b. Theyldirectlylobservedlthelparasiteslcausingltheldeformities.
c. Glasslbeadslplacedlnearlthellocationlofllimbldevelopmentlinltadpoleslmimickedltheleffe
ctloflparasiteslandlcausedldeformities.
d. Deformitieslinlthelfrogsloccurredlinlnaturelbutlnotlinlthellaboratory.
Answer:lc
TextbooklReference:l1.1lEventslinlthelnaturallworldlarelinterconnected.
LearninglObjective:lNotlaligned
Bloom’slLevel:l2.lUnderstanding
6. Inladditionltolthelfrogslthemselves,lwhichlorganismslactlaslhostslforlthelflatwormlthatlhasl
beenllinkedltoldeformitieslinlfrogs?
a. Birdslandlsnails
b. Snailslandlturtles
c. Turtleslandlbirds
d. Snailslandlclams
Answer:la
TextbooklReference:l1.1lEventslinlthelnaturallworldlarelinterconnected.
LearninglObjective:lNotlaligned
Bloom’slLevel:l1.lRemembering
7. Referltolthelfigure.
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ThelfigurelislbasedlonlJohnson’slexperimentlonltheleffectslofltrematodelparasiteslonltadpoles.l
Whichlstatementlbestldescribeslthelcontrollgrouplinlthelexperiment?
a. Tadpoleslwerelgrownlinlthelabsencelofltrematodelparasites.
b. Tadpoleslwerelallowedltolgrowlinlnetslinltheirlnaturallenvironment.
c. Tadpoleslwerelgrownlinlthelpresenceloflonlyloneltrematodelparasite.
d. Tadpoleslwerelgrownlinlaltanklinlwhichlthelconcentrationlofltrematodelparasiteslwaslsimi
larltolthelparasitelconcentrationloflpondslinlwhichldeformedlfrogslwerelfound.lAnswer:la
TextbooklReference:l1.1lEventslinlthelnaturallworldlarelinterconnected.
LearninglObjective:lNotlaligned
Bloom’slLevel:l2.lUnderstanding
8. Referltolthelfigure.
ThelfigurelislbasedlonlJohnson’slexperimentlonltheleffectslofltrematodelparasiteslonltadpoles.l
Whichlclaimlislsupportedlbylthelfigure?
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